Self Portrait 2020 T-Shirt

A self portrait expressing the feelings of a year of Covid.

I am an artist who paints, just not in the usual way. I paint using an iPad. This began after I experimented with and taught how to use the iPad to create art with my 5th grade Art Club at Fairview Elementary School in North Carolina. I start with either a picture or a sketch. I then use paint tools, such as brushes or pencils to draw, create texture, patterns, lines, and color. I usually begin by simplifying shapes, drawing lines of direction, and areas of focus much as a painter would. Then the next step is to use my brush or pencil tools to fill in areas – this can be with large strokes, lines of movement and areas of color. I continue this process, sometimes for many hours, days and even weeks, until the artwork feels completed.